Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 38, 24 March 1908 — Page 1

MOM) PALLADIUM (I AND SUN-TELEGRAM. vol. xxxii r. no.:w. KICiniOM), IXDM Tl'KSDAY EVEXIXCi, MAKCII 1JHKS. .six;i,i: copv, ? cents. TROUBLE BETWEEN CITY AND L. H.&P. COMPANY SCENTED SWINGS OP MANY YEARS STOLEN BY PADDLES DO NOT DRAW MEN'S BLOOD SENOR DE HOZAS DOES NOT LIKE POLITICAL GAME TWELVE INJURED IN RAILROAD CRASH VILE AND CORRUPT SCHEMES BEING USED BY DEMOCRATS BLAKE MUST HAVE BEEN INSANE Penitentiary Warden Talks of Conditions. Trains on Cincinnati Southern Met Hetid On. Local Attorneys Talk of the Fiendish Crime.

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City Will Set No Example for The Public Service Corporation to Follow in Regard to Removal of Poles.

Corporation can be forced underground. At the Same Time, However, It Is Claimed the City, by a State Law, Does Not Have To Comply With Measure. tVILL NOT BE UNFAIR. 6INCE THE L., H. & P. COMPANY HAS SO MANY OVERHEAD RIGHTS, CITY MAY NOT USE QUESTIONABLE TACTICS. HOME TELEPHONE CASE. Owing to the Peculiar Situation, This Company Will Ask Longer Time in Which to Comply With the City's Ruling. Friday morning the hoard of public works will hold a consultation with representatives of companies effected by the Main street pole ordinance and it is expected that this conference will he an interesting affair. As has been stated the city wrll not comply with the terms of the ordinance and will remove its wires from Main street, and place them overhead. probably on North A street. The ordinance specifically provides that all wires on Main street must be placed underground. It does not authorize t'.ie removal of these wires to poles located on other Ktreets. The board of works, however,! ; takes the stand that under the state laws the city is not compelled to a- j bide by the terms of this ordinance. L. H. & P. Hit. strict enforcement of the ordinance would require the Richmond Light, lleat & Power company to place its Main street, wires in its conduits. As the wires of this company, which are high tension, could not be placed in the conduits which the Central Union Telephone company is to place, as this conduit system is to accomodate only low tension wires, the Light, Heat & Power company would be compelled to meet the heavy expense of luiilding a conduit system without the financial co-operation of any other affected company. This would entail a lieavy expense. Notwithstanding the fact that t'lere Is but little love lost between the city nnd the Light. Heat & Power company, and the city officials would welcome any legitimate means of crippling the competitor of the municipal plant, it is hardly probable that the board of public works will use the Main street pole ordinance to accomplish this purpose. The board is of the opinion that this would he employing tinfair tactics. Some Doubt Exists. There is doubt in some quarters If the city, even if it so desired, could compel the Light. Heat & Power company to place its Main street wires underground.!, This company has overStead rights on almost every street nnd alley in the city and. it is contendrd. that an attempt to compel the company" to comply with the polo ordinance would be an infringement on the rights granted it by the franchise It holds. It is thought, that the board Of public works will at the coenference JFriday, authorize the Light, lleat &- Power company to place its Main Ftreet wires on poles located elsewhere. Another Puzzle. Another Question that will come up for discussion will be presented by the Home Telephone company. Under the ordinance that company operates now It is provided that Main street wires shall le placed in conduits in the first alley north of Main street as far east as Sixteenth street. Under the Main street pole ordinance it is required that all poles on Main street from Second to Twenty. first street thall be removed. The Home Telephone company now has a line of poles on Main street from Sixteenth street to Twenty-first street. The company contends that it has acted in good faith iu complying with the ordinance under which it now operates and tna.t it went to a great expense In complying with its terms. It will be pointed out to the board that it would be unjust to compel this company to extend its conduit system from Sixteenth street to Twenty-first street at the present time. The company will ask that it be given a longer period of time in which to remove its Main street poles than the time limit granted th other companie-

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the Anderson voting man. loc.il attorneys today held the opinion that young! 15'ake wa insane at the time or intox-i ieatcd to sin h a degree that he was not ' aware of the true nature of the crime j he committed. They advance the argument that the crime was of such a! brutal nature that it would be in violation of all laws of human nature for it to have been committed by a tane man. DANGER OF SCANDAL IN WAYNE Jurymen Cannot Be Approached Before Trial, as the Names Are Unknown. SYSTEM THAT IS USED. VENIRE DRAWINGS ARE HELD IN SECRET BY THE JURY COMMISSION AND NAMES ARE ANNOUNCED THROUGH JUDGE. None of the trouble that recently caused a scandal iu Indianapolis courts in connection with the Brnnaugh case, is likely to occur in this county, according to a. statement, of Judge Fox today. I'nder the system of drawing venires in the Indianapolis courts, it has been customary to make known the names of jurors as soon as they were drawn. This makes the list public, and gives attorneys or others interested, opportunities to approach a juror and make proposals as to his stand when the. case in question conies to trial. It has been the custom in the Wayne circut court for many years to hold the venire drawings in secret. No one is in the room when the jury commission, which in this county is composed of one republican and one democrat, prepares the list of names and draws the jury. Instructions to the commission are given by the judge and any action that may he taken is announced through him. It has happeneu in a lew instances that the names of the jurors have been made public before the deputy sheriff has succeeded in notifying them of their selection. This lias made trouble for the deputy. After a long trip to some remote corner of the county, he learns that his intended juror has read the newspaper and has been watching for the deputy ever since and was not to be found, when the officer arrived. TWO ITALIANS TO BECOM EHATURALIZED Final Hearing to Be Given on April 6th. Monday. April 6, the first day of the April term of the Wayne circuit court will be set aside for the final hearing of applications for naturalization. Angelo Imperiale and Antonio Ferrants, both Italians, will be made authorized American citizens, if they succeed in passing the final examination. NOTED ENGLISHMAN DIED IN PRANCE Spencer Compton Cavendish Held Positions of Trust. Paris. March 24.--Spencer Campton. Cavendish Puke of Devonshire, died ! today at Cannes, where he was staying for his health at the age of seventy- j live. He held many posittons of trust in England..

What The Candidates Say. Samuel M. Ralston I will poll not fewer than 500 votes on the first ballot and will, in my judgment, be nominated very soon thereafter not later than the third ballot. Thomas H. Kuhn We have made a high-minded, dignified, Christian campaign. . . . We expect to go into the convention with a substantial following, which will increase steadily until I am nominated. Thomas R. Marshall. I have made no canvass. ... I don't want this nomination if 1 will not. be able to get the combined support of the party. I would much rather be defeated now than next November, and save six months of hard work. L. Ert Slack I am very well satisfied and that's about all. William O'Keefe Marshall County is solid for me and aside from that I have made no canvass. C. G. Conn by R. E. Proctor We are confident of Mr. Conn's success in the convention, hut I will not venture an expression as to what ballot lie will be nominated on. C. K. McCullough AH that I care to be .pioted on at this time is that 1 believe my chances are as sood ;ls rhe rest of them. Further than this ? do not care to predict. As to the ballot I can nor sav.

RarlPr Pn!n Plavpr ueorge barKer, roio fiayer,

Took Money From Its Hiding Place and Left Richmond For North. WAS CAPTURED IN MICHIGAN LAST NIGHT. He Will Be Brought Back to This City and His Father May Prosecute Him on a Charge of Grand Larceny. George Parker, crack rush on the Richmond polo team, was arrested last evening at. Flint. Mich., at the rnjtiest of the local authorities on a charge of grand larceny. Officer L'd McNally left this morning for Flint and will return with Barker tomorrow. Stole From Father. Tt is charged that. Barker stole about s.",rt from his father. William Barker. This money, it is thought, was secured last Wednesday, but it was not missed until hue Thursday. Since that, time the officers have been searching far and wide for the young athlete. Sergeant. McManus last week searched for him in liaton, O., but without success. The police then heard that he was in Indianapolis, but no clue of him could be obtained in that city. Yesterday it was reported that. Barker, some time before stealing the money, had told a friend that he intended to leave town and go to Flint. Mich. Immediately the police, wired to the authorities of Flint to look for Barker. About two hours after sending the message a telegram, was received from the chief of the Flint police, stating that Barker was in custody. Father Will Prosecute. Sergeant McManus states that the young man's father intends to prosecute him on the charge that has been placed against him. No effort was made to apprehend the young polo star until the police were assured by his father that he would prosecute him. Several months ago William Barker withdrew from a bank about. Sloo. This money he placed in some fruit, jars at his home and hid them away in a cupboard. Wednesday young Barker discovered the hiding place of the money, which was his father's savings of many years, and immediately appropriated all of it except about $T0. His failure to return home Wednesday night was thought, nothing of by his parents. However, when Barker did not return home Thursday his parents became alarmed. At this time Mrs. Barker had occasion to take some money fi-om the hiding place, but on opening the fruit jars she only found $50 remaining. This immediately explained to her the cause of her son's absence. The matter was at. once reported to the police. To all lovers of sport, in this city. Barker is well known. Time after time they have cheered the fast little rush as he sped down the floor of the coliseum, dodging the defense of the opposing team and then making lightning drives for the goal. He had a brilliant future ahead of him in this branch of athletics. Popularity, however, was the cause of his downfall. To be "one of the fellows" money was needed, and this. it. is claimed. caTised him to succumb to the temptation of pilfering the parental wealth. LIFE'S GREAT BATTLE HAS BEEN ENDED George W. Scantland, Veteran, Died This Morning. Williamsburg. Ind., March 24. George Y. Scantland. aged 75. died at his home at 12::;0 o'clock this morning from apoplexy. The deceased was a veteran of the Civil War and well known in this locality. He is survived by a widow and two sons. The announcement of the funeral will be made tomorrow.

Columbus. (.)., March 21. The penitentiary probe committee heard Ward-

i en Gould today. Nothing sensational ' developed. The warden told of the i prison discipline. He said all prison ers received are placed in the second grade and are advanced to first or reduced to third or fourth, according to their conduct. He said the dungeon and cage were never used and the men "hune up" can stand on their feet. 1 Blood is never drawn when the paddle 'is used, he said. Another session will i be held Wednesday, when the pro- ' gram of procedure will he adopted. KUHN DECLARES HE WILL RECEIVE " THE NOMINATION Local Minister-Politician Feels Encouraged and Has Given Out the Statement That He Will Get It Sure. HAS WAGED A HIGH MINDED CAMPAIGN. Claims He Has No Alliances And Has Had None, and Is Not Mixed Up With Political Entanglements. ALL CANDIDATES CHEERFUL RALSTON TOO. CLAIMS THAT HE WILL BE NOMINATED AND NOT LATER THAN THE THIRD BALLOT, OWING TO SUPPORT CONFIDENCE REIGNS. Unsuspecting, Men Cannot Convince Themselves That Either of Their Opponents Have a Chance to Win The Stake. Indianapolis. Ind.. March 24. -The advance guard of the army of democrats who will attend the democratic, state convention at. Tomlinson hall Wednesday and Thursday, including the seven candidates for the nomination for governor, have marched down upon Indianapolis and pitched tents to await the call to arms for the first battle of the 100 campaign. Chief interest of the day and evening centers in the seven candidates for the governorship nomination. The entire list was on hand yesterday with the exception of Charles G. Conn of Elkhart, whose headquarters was in the charge of Robert E. Proctor, one of his principal lieutenants, and several assistants. Hundreds of the delegates to the convention will come without voting instructions from their own counties and the candidates are taking advantage of the opportunity to corral support. Confidence was the feeling most prevalent among the would-be governors, and not one of the seven is able to convince himself that, any one of his opponents has a chance to win. Not many of them dealt in figures in explaining how they would be nominated Thursday, but they all expect, to win some way. Although the first session of the convention will not be held until Wednesday morning at. 11 o'clock, practically all the delegates are expected to be here today to take part in the usual ante-convention maneuvers, and since the delegates will number 1.371. democrats, there will , be enough politics to go all around. Candidates Talk. Statements from the several governorship nomination candidates on the eve of the convention show- that they all expect to win. but. of the entire number Samuel M. Ralston is far in the lead in optimism. Mr. Ralston expects to be nominated on not later than the third ballot, and possibly sooner. Ralston Is Confident. "I have received assurances of support from all over the state." Mr. Ralston said. "I will poll not fewer than . votes on the first ballot and will, in my judgment, be nominated, very soon thereafter not later than the third ballot. "I am not prepared to say at. this time who my strongest opponent is There has been considerable talk that has reached me of a combination against me. I know that some of the candidates can not throw their following against me w hen it becomes apparent they can not succeed, and upon second sober thought I feel there will not be any disposition on the part of (Continued on Page Seven.)

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erful Family of Argentina,1 Says He Likes and He Dis likes Men. IN RICHMOND ON AN INSPECTION TRIP. Here to Look Over Automatic Telephone Which Will Be Installed in Buenos Ayres His Family History. Alfredo Oritz do Rozas. a member of the engineering firm of Cogent iV Company, l,a Plata. Argentina, and a scion of one of the most aristocratic and powerful families in that South American republic. wa iu the city today, for the purpose of making an investigation of the Home Telephone company automatic system. Senor de Rozas stated that he had so far inspected the automatic systems at Columbus, ().. and Dayton. Senor de Rozas says that an Argentina syndicate is about to establish an automatic telephone system in Huenos Ayres and other citites in that country and that he was sent, to the I'nied States for the purpose of inspecting the various systems in operation here and to secure the patent rights on the invention for Argentina. The great grandfather of the Senor de Roza.s was an important factor in the early history of Argentina. By heading a successful revolution he became dictator of the country, which position he held in his powerful grasp for several years. The father of the Senor da Rozas is at. the present time speaker of the Argentina chamber of deputies, which corresponds with the American national house of representatives. The brother of the young engineer is under-sccrelary of the Argentina department of agriculture. Don't Like Politics. "With all the members of your family taking such important parts in the political affairs of your country, it is odd that you did not enter politics." a reporter remarked to Senor de Rozas this morning. With a shrug of his shoulders and a wave of his hands he replied: "I do not like politics. Who I like 1 like. Who I do not like I do not like. You see I would make a poor politician." Senor de Rozas is a tell, well built man. He wears, like most South Americans, a full beard, close cropped, which is as jet black as his two brilliant, eyes, which flash with interest at everything he sees or hears. He left this afternoon for Chicago, where he will inspect the automatic system in that city. PREPARING EDR BIG CONFERENCE All Delegates Will Be Cared For. Anderson, Ind.. March 24. After a canvass of two weeks an entertainment committee representing all of the M. E. churches of this city, has obtained places of entertainment for about 7 ministers and delegates and their wives, who will be in this city April t to '. to attend the annual session of i the North Indiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. Al-1 though the conference session will not j begin until Wednesday. April 1. there will be three days of preliminary exercises, with the openiug serman on Sunday. March 20. by the Rev. Henry W. Bennett, presiding elder of the Goshen district. WORK ON HONEY BEEJEGINS SOON Traction Line Will Be Completed. New Castle. Ind.. March '4. When Paymaster Bagley of the I. N. C. & T. j traction line was in the city paying the ! employes, he stated in reply to a question that work would be returned on j the line within the next thirty clays. (The statement coming from him. is ! considered reliable information. It is known that the receiver for the compai ny Las been endeavoring to get niatiiers into shape for prcxt-edins for some t ime.

! The Telephone is a Willing servant to bring jyour Classified Ads to the Palladium office with the I least bother to you. Either Phonei 121 Automatic, 2! Old.

Purgin. Ky.. March 'J t In a headon collision between a passenger. and freight trains on the Cincinnati South ern. twelve were injured, some of them probably fatally. The trainmen were the worst injured. A misunderstanding of orders led to the crash, vvhnh occurred on an embankment. Roth engines were demolished.

WANTED TO TAKE MOTHER A RIDING Abrams Secured Rig and Drove to Cambridge Where He Tried to Sell It. GRAND LARCENY CHARGED. WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THIS CITY IT IS THOUGHT BY POLICE THAT THE MAN IS A PROFESSIONAL HORSE THIEF, A man giving his name as Abrams, was arrested late yesterday afternoon at Cambridge, on a charge of having stolen a horse and rig from a local livery concern. Penning Air Son, 13 South Eleventh street. Abrams tried to sell the horse and rig to a Cambridge City horseman and to a liveryman in that city. His actions aroused the suspicions of those with whom he was attempting to do business, and Marshal Drischel was summoned. He at once took Abrams into custody and notified the local authorities. Abrams was brought to Richmond today to answer a charge of grand larceny. It is thought that the man is a professional horse thief. He refuses to discuss his case or tell anything about himself. -- Abrams came to Richmond last Friday and applied for a job at the H-n-ning stable. He was tohl to come to work Tuesday. Sunday, he was employed by Mr. Penning to drive a man to Liberty. Abrams borrowed from Mr. Penning his overcoat and driving gloves to wear on the trip. Sunday night be brought the hors, back in good condition and the overcoat and gloves. Yesterday Abrams came Penning stable and told Mr that his mother had just town to live with him and and rig returned to the Panning come to that he would like to borrow a horse and rig to drive her about the city. Mr. Penning accommodated him and again loaned him his overcoat and gloves. As soon as the man secured the horse and rig he immediately drove to Cambridge City where he did his best to sell the property. Abrams was arraigned in the circuit court this afternoon. He entered a plea of not guilty. His case was not set for trial. GOVERNOR GUILD HOVERSJEAR DEATH Condition Reported as Being Very Low. Roston. Mass.. Marc h '2 1. Governor Guild's condition is reported unchanged today. He is very low and ultimate recovery is thought to be .doubtful. NOT DIE Poise. Idaho. March 21. Governor Gooding today, received official notice from Judge Wood who sentenced Harry Orchard, which recommended the iemission of the death penalty. The man of many murders will probably escape the death penalty. ARE GRANDPARENTS. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Haas were informed yesterday that they are grandparents. A son has been horn to Mr. and Mrs. Exum Haas. The telegram to the grandparents from their son. informed them the mother and child are doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Exum Haas reside at Lincoln. 111. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Colder in north portions tonight; Wednesday, fair. OHIO Colder Wednesday.

One Wing of the Party in Marion County Charges the An-ti-Taggart Men With Low

est of Political Crimes. REPUBLICAN MACHINE WORKING FOR TAGGART. Allied With "Pluto Tom" in the Effort to Sustain Him in His Position as Leader of Democratic Hosts. RALSTON IS FAVORED. AS HE HAS HIS WAGON HITCHED TO NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, REPUBLICANS ARE LIKEWISE AIDING HIS CAUSE. MACHINE IS IN CONFERENCE Bookwalter and His Clique Told All Their Cohorts to Stick with Taggart and Brewery Elemot to The End. Claim is being made at Indianapolis that the republican organization which at present is in control of affairs at the capital city, has allied its force with Thomas Taggart to continue him as the democratic- leader. Thc entire Marion county republican machine, is exacted to join in the effort to restore the "Genial Tom" to the laurels wrenched from him two weeks ago. The charge is made that the republicans will do all within their wer" to bring about the selection of Rani Ralston as the democratic choice for governor. Ralston is the Taggart candidate. The first test of strength was made today, when delegates wer chosen for the democratic state convention in Marion county. Mayor Rookwaltcr. John C. Ruckelfihaus, county c hairman; Oliver I. Knsley, district chairman, and K. Davis. ars the republicans said to be most concerned in the selection of Taggart delegates. These republican leaders 44. -c a meeting last week to Join with, thft brewery and saloon forces in ee&ktnif to elect delegates that would vota for Taggart as national committeeman, and for Samuel M. Ralston, of Lebanon, for the nomination for governor. Ralston is Taggart's choioo in the governorship race. 150 delegate favorable to Taggart's re-election would support the Lebanon man. Orders to Republican Workers. Immediately following the decision, republican workers from many ward were called into conference and told to get busy and keep busy until the poll close Tuesday evenin. Bookwalter told the men close enough, to him to be controlled: Ruckelshaus Instructed those who look to him for leadership; Ensley lined up his supporters end Davis passed the word along among hi workers. Within a day or two it wa:i generally understood among the managers and supporters of the republican machine that the "organization was for Taegart and that the day must bat saved for the democratic boss. Taggart in Bad Way. The republican leaders canvassed th ienuxratic- situation thoroughly and agreed that Taggart was in a bad way. The democratic math inc. it was agreed1 was nearing the rocks. Therefore It was agreed that republican aid was lmerative. The foreign and negro vote wa discussed and it was agreed tht i 'toe foreigners could be voted almost to i a man for the Taggart slates in the Fifth. Sixth. Twelfth and Fifteenth wards. This is a fioating' vote that. can he used by either machine at any time. The republicans feared, how- ! ever, the effect of an attempt to vot negroes for Taezart. Corruption Charged. Charging in the most bitter terms; that the. vilest and most corrupt schemes known to the game of poHtif-s are to be employe! by the KeahHoltzman forces today in the selection, of Marion county delegates to the democratic state convention, the Taggart wing of the party at Indianapolis at midnight last nieht declared that, although it will have representation on only three of the election boards in the city, it prop?es to pitch into the fight wih an unalterable determination to demand and obtain fair play. Charges and counter c harges wers hurled like bombs from one camp into the o'lu-r throughout the night, and in the turnjoil th- coni-?t for the nomination of ?tat- candidates was utterly foigotteu a lid the fight bca.rue one solely between the Tagrart wing and its, enemies. John W. Kern, a prospective candij date for the rice presidential nomina- : tion. was one of the men ho made th ! most scathing accusations asairst the j anti-Taggar eiimnt. aairt the men I in charge of the rotinty organization, who have the election la rhargSk